Here is why Ugandans are poorer today than yesterday There is more bad news for the Uganda economy this April. According to the latest figures from the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) and the Central Bank, the economy will not achieve the targeted 4.5% growth this financial year. It will …
Read More »THE LAST WORD: Uganda’s agricultural crisis
THE LAST WORD: By Andrew M. Mwenda How politics, not the drought, explains the current famine our country is experiencing According a report by the government of Uganda last week nearly 11 million people in this country do not have enough food to eat. I have concerns with the …
Read More »Hunger in Uganda
Does country have a food or policy problem? On Feb. 14, the Minister of Agriculture; Vincent Bamulangaki Ssempijja, was at Parliament to brief the law makers about the food insecurity situation in the country. In plain language, he said the food situation is bad and could get worse. “The current …
Read More »Tough festive business
Food prices remain high as service companies offer cuts The end of year festive season is coming during tough times and businesses need to devise new ways of reaching out to old customers and attracting news ones, according to Charles Ocici, the executive director of Enterprise Uganda, a UNDP sponsored …
Read More »VIDEO: UBOS Survey shows Lango most corrupt region
VIDEO: A new survey has ranked Lango sub region as the most corrupt in the country. The 2015 Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) national service delivery survey report launched in the eastern town of Mbale indicates that the sub region, which is returning to normalcy after over two decades of war, …
Read More »To sack or not to sack absentee health workers
President Yoweri Museveni’s decision on August 3 to remove all health staff at Nakawuka Health Centre in Mpumudde village, Wakiso district over alleged poor service delivery is once again shinning a spotlight on a dark part of the sector, writes The Independent Team. The President acted against the 14 staff after …
Read More »New UBOS report faults government on agriculture Investment
The proportion of Ugandans engaged in agricultural activities has registered a slight increase according to the latest National Services Delivery Survey. A report, which was compiled by the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) shows that the proportion of Ugandans who depend on agriculture increased from 75% in 2008 to 76% …
Read More »Elusive electricity
New report shows access to electricity has risen but complaints about poor service delivery persist The proportion of Ugandans who use paraffin for lighting has dropped dramatically from 84% in 2008 to 47% in 2015 while those using electricity have risen from 10% to 26% over the same period, according …
Read More »Investment deficit in 2015
New report by BOU, UBOS shows decline in foreign direct investments, local sales revenues Uganda saw a decline of $40 million in foreign direct investments (FDI) in 2015, according to a survey conducted by Bank of Uganda in conjunction with the Uganda Bureau of Statistics, Private Sector Foundation Uganda, Uganda …
Read More »UBOS: Prices for manufactured goods increases
Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) has revealed an increase in prices of manufactured goods by 5.1% between April 2015 and April 2016. Some of the contributors to the annual increase include processed food by 8.1%, a result of a rise in sugar by 20.7%, processed coffee by 10.3%, vegetables and …
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